Lempäälä
VR station
General information
LocationAsematie 1, 37500
Lempäälä
Finland
Coordinates61°18′48″N 023°45′15″E / 61.31333°N 23.75417°E / 61.31333; 23.75417
Owned byFinnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Operated byVR Group
Line(s)Riihimäki–Tampere railway
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 with platforms
3 in total
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLpä
Fare zoneC
ClassificationOperating point[1]
History
Opened22 June 1876 (1876-06-22)[2]
Previous namesLempoinen/Lembois (until May 1897)
Passengers
200862,000 [3]
Services
Preceding station VR commuter rail Following station
Viiala
towards Toijala
 M Tampere
towards Nokia
Viiala
towards Helsinki
 R Tampere
Terminus
Location
Lempäälä is located in Pirkanmaa
Lempäälä
Lempäälä
Location within Pirkanmaa
Lempäälä is located in Finland
Lempäälä
Lempäälä
Lempäälä (Finland)

The Lempäälä railway station (Finnish: Lempäälän rautatieasema, Swedish: Lempäälä järnvägsstation) is located in the central urban area of the municipality of Lempäälä. It is located along the Riihimäki–Tampere railway, and its neighboring stations are Tampere in the north and Viiala in the south.

Services

Lempäälä is served by VR commuter rail line R on the route Helsinki–Riihimäki–Tampere, as well as line M on the route Toijala–Tampere–Nokia. Southbound trains toward Toijala, Riihimäki and Helsinki use track 1, while northbound trains toward Tampere and Nokia use track 3; track 2 lacks a platform and is only used by trains passing through the station.

References

  1. ↑ Railway Network Statement 2021 (PDF). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 18 June 2020. ISBN 978-952-317-744-4. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Iltanen, Jussi (2009). Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.
  3. ↑ Henkilöliikennepaikkojen kehittämisohjelma (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Infrastructure Transport Agency. 2010. ISBN 978-952-255-511-3.
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